Japanese Lilac Trees are large, robust, and are the latest blooming variety of the Lilac family. In winter, the textured, reddish-brown bark is a show in its own right. With its dark green leaves, the Japanese Lilac Tree delivers nice shade through the summer. Just consider the Japanese Lilac Tree a fabulous backdrop to graduation parties, early summer weddings and receptions, Memorial Day get-togethers and first-of-the-season barbecues!ĭesigners like small trees that work in several seasons. You'll love the way it bursts into action in early summer. This gives a beautiful and exotic look to your garden.Īdd this big, beautiful, bountiful and fragrant Lilac variety to your yard. Unlike so many of the spring bloomers, the flowers and leaves are on the tree at the same time. They'll eventually open to huge, creamy white flowers that are borne on clusters up to a foot long. Green buds cover the branch tips across the tree, and look like beautiful Limelight Hydrangea blooms. You'll welcome the sweet floral perfume for your garden, too. It doesn't just bring flower power, either. It does a magnificent job bridging the gap between the hustle bustle of early spring of blooms and the start of the colorful summer flower show. It's reliable, easy care and urban tolerant. This hardy tree explodes into massive blooms in very late spring or early summer. This is the last Lilac to bloom, and it's a must-have in your landscape.ĭesigners use these trees in commercial landscapes and streetscapes in Zones 3-7. The best thing about Japanese Lilac Trees (Syringa reticulata) is they start blooming at a time when all of the spring-flowering shrubs and trees are done blooming. Japanese tree lilacs are rated for USDA plant hardiness zones 3 through 7.Wise landscape designers plan for bloom throughout the whole growing season.
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Given a location in full sun, Japanese tree lilacs seldom suffer from insect and disease problems. They tolerate urban pollution and thrive in any well-drained soil. These trees are very easy to transplant and rarely suffer transplant shock. Soak bare root trees in water for a few hours and then plant as soon as possible.
If you order one by mail, you will probably get a bare root plant. Japanese tree lilacs are available as container grown or balled and burlapped plants at local garden centers and nurseries.
As a shrub, it may need renewal pruning every few years. Grown as a tree, it only needs an occasional snip to remove damaged twigs and stems. The care of the Japanese lilac tree is easy because it maintains its lovely shape without extensive pruning. It blooms at a time when most spring-bloomers are through for the year and summer-bloomers are still budding, thus filling in a gap when few other trees and shrubs are in flower. You might be reluctant to plant a flowering tree or shrub that takes up so much space in the garden and only blooms for two weeks, but the timing of the blossoms is an important consideration. The trees bloom in clusters that are about 10 inches (25 cm.) wide and a foot (31 cm.) long. The plant has a naturally attractive shape and interesting, reddish bark with white markings that give it year-round interest. The species name reticulata refers to the network of veins in the leaves. The genus name Syringa means pipe, and refers to the plant’s hollow stems. Japanese lilacs are trees or very large shrubs that grow to a height of up to 30 feet (9 m.) with a spread of 15 to 20 feet (4.5-6 m.). After the flowers fade, the tree produces seed capsules that attract songbirds to the garden. Growing Japanese lilac trees near a window allows you to enjoy the flowers and fragrance indoors, but make sure you leave plenty of room for the tree’s 20 foot (6 m.) spread. Both forms have a lovely shape that looks great in shrub borders or as specimens. The plant is available as a multi-stemmed shrub or a tree with a single trunk. The clusters of white, fragrant flowers are about a foot (31 cm.) long and 10 inches (25 cm.) wide. A Japanese tree lilac ( Syringa reticulata) is at its best for two weeks in early summer when the flowers bloom.
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